ladyhawke Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It looks like Eric Crouch has made the Omaha Nighthawks UFL football team. There were alot of negative comments following this story but I say, give the guy a chance. What do you all think? Does he have a chance? http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Crouch_Returns_to_Football_125419418.html Quote Link to comment
Lyons in the Sea of Red. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 No, he doesn't. I feel like this is just a pub stunt. Quote Link to comment
billdozer15 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The comments posted are absurd. Give the guy a break. I dont think he will be the starter at age 32 having been out of football for 5 years. One thing is for certain, he will draw a crowd. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I think you have to view this as a business move as much as anything. The Nighthawks need to put butts in seats, so they apparently feel that Crouch can do that. He'll do it one of two ways - one, by being so good on the field that people are drawn to them as a winner, or two, by being a "local sports hero" who will attract fans from nostalgia alone. Crouch's success in Omaha will depend entirely on what kind of offense they run. He's simply not a passing QB at the professional level, so if they're going to run a pro-style offense, he either won't start or won't succeed. Unless he's dramatically improved his passing game, that is. Quote Link to comment
holvy83 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Let a local hero get another chance to shine. Knapp is right, he will put butts in the seats, but as far as a publicity stunt goes, I think the Nighthawks are too young of a franchise to pull that off, these teams NEED guys who can play, washed up or not, they still play at a higher level than any of us could dream of. So I don't think they would just give Crouch a roster spot if they didn't think he could produce something. Quote Link to comment
gobiggergoredder Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 No, he doesn't. I feel like this is just a pub stunt. I think it a pub deal, but you would have to think they have a plan to get him on the field. If it were a pub deal, why would anyone want to watch him not play? Quote Link to comment
husker B-rent Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 they will be running a run first basically spread offense, not a pro offense. all of the qbs on their roster are run first (the ones that have a shot at starting anyway). from what i understand they are legitimately giving him a shot. Quote Link to comment
Malth Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Interested to see how this works out. Quote Link to comment
Pedro Guerrero Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 He can’t be any worse then Jeff Garcia was last year and if it is just for the “hometown hero” angle kind of like Ahman last year he probably can’t do any worse then Green did either. Not turning the ball over and gaining positive yards is a step up from those two guys. Quote Link to comment
gobiggergoredder Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 He can’t be any worse then Jeff Garcia was last year are you serious? Quote Link to comment
Pedro Guerrero Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 He cant be any worse then Jeff Garcia was last year are you serious? Did you go to or watch any of the Nighthawks games last year? Yes I am serious. Besides the first game last year Jeff Garcia looked terrible. 23/40, 226 yards, 57.5%, 3 TD’s, 0 Ints in the First Game 109/215, 1095 yards, 50.6%, 7 TD’s, 11 Ints’s the rest of the season 132/255, 1321 yards, 51.8%, 10 TD’s, 11 Int’s for the season Quote Link to comment
gobiggergoredder Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 He can’t be any worse then Jeff Garcia was last year are you serious? Did you go to or watch any of the Nighthawks games last year? Yes I am serious. Besides the first game last year Jeff Garcia looked terrible. 23/40, 226 yards, 57.5%, 3 TD’s, 0 Ints in the First Game 109/215, 1095 yards, 50.6%, 7 TD’s, 11 Ints’s the rest of the season 132/255, 1321 yards, 51.8%, 10 TD’s, 11 Int’s for the season I didn't ask for Jeff Garcia's stats. Nor do I care how he did last year. I asked if you were serious that Crouch couldn't perform any worse as a professional level QB than Jeff Garcia. That's brilliant. Quote Link to comment
tmfr15 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Jeremiah Masoli ran a spread offense in 2010. Eric Crouch played college football 10 years ago. Advantage Masoli. Quote Link to comment
Pedro Guerrero Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 He can’t be any worse then Jeff Garcia was last year are you serious? Did you go to or watch any of the Nighthawks games last year? Yes I am serious. Besides the first game last year Jeff Garcia looked terrible. 23/40, 226 yards, 57.5%, 3 TD’s, 0 Ints in the First Game 109/215, 1095 yards, 50.6%, 7 TD’s, 11 Ints’s the rest of the season 132/255, 1321 yards, 51.8%, 10 TD’s, 11 Int’s for the season I didn't ask for Jeff Garcia's stats. Nor do I care how he did last year. I asked if you were serious that Crouch couldn't perform any worse as a professional level QB than Jeff Garcia. That's brilliant. I believe my statement was JEFF GARCIA LAST YEAR not Jeff Garcia when he was a quality NFL QB. So you should care about his LAST YEARS stats and his performance from LAST YEAR since that is what I was talking about. Jeff Garcia LAST YEAR did not play like a quality QB. Like I asked, did you actually watch or attend any Nighthawk games LAST YEAR when Jeff Garcia played? He was bad, borderline terrible. Quote Link to comment
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